Czterej pancerni i pies
| Czterej pancerni i pies | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Konrad Nałęcki Andrzej Czekalski |
| Starring |
Janusz Gajos Franciszek Pieczka Włodzimierz Press Pola Raksa Wiesław Gołas Roman Wilhelmi Małgorzata Niemirska Aleksander Bielawski Tadeusz Fijewski |
| Opening theme | 'Deszcze niespokojne' by Edmund Fetting |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language(s) | Polish, German, Russian |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVP |
| Original release | 25 September 1966 – 1970 |
Czterej pancerni i pies (Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂtɛrɛj panˈt͡sɛrɲi i ˈpʲɛs], Four tank-men and a dog) was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided into three seasons. It is set in 1944 and 1945, during World War II, and follows the adventures of a tank crew and their T-34 tank in the 1st Polish Army. Although both the book and the TV series contain elements of pro-Soviet propaganda, they have achieved and retain a cult series status in Poland, the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries.
The T-34-85 tank Rudy (Ginger) with the identifying number "102", a German Shepherd dog from Siberia Szarik (pronounced "Sharik" - little ball in Russian, a nickname in the vein of "furball"; in Polish the word is similar to Szary meaning gray and szalik meaning scarf) and to a lesser extent the crew Jan Kos, Gustaw Jeleń, Grigorij Saakaszwili, Tomasz Czereśniak, and their commander and mentor Olgierd Jarosz, as well as other heroes of the series, have become icons in Polish popular culture.
Season I, 1966
Season II, 1969
Season III, 1970
The popularity of the series came from it being one of the first postwar series to depict the era of World War II in a somewhat lighter vein. As the tragic events of the war receded, the Polish public became tired of the mandatory dark, tragic tone of previous television series and films dealing with wartime events. A similar change in attitudes occurred elsewhere in the world at the time. At the same time the series was definitely not a comedy and contained many sad moments and intense battle scenes, while some of the main characters were wounded or killed. The series (especially in the first season) was very well prepared in terms of its technical side due to significant cooperation with the Polish Army and good military training of the actors (most of them being already trained as a two-years military duty was compulsory at the time).
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